Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a new GOLF.com series in which we’re sharing improvements, learnings and takeaways from amateur golfers just like you — including some of the speed bumps and challenges ...

But can you believe that a hammer — yes, the exact hammer you probably have in your garage — can fix your golf swing by perfecting your takeaway? Yeah, I was skeptical at first, too. But after taking ...

It doesn’t matter how good of a golfer you are, because part of what makes the game so fun (and frustrating) is the fact that the work never stops. For instance, just because you shot one over today ...

So what is early extension? It’s when your hips move toward the golf ball in the downswing, which leads to your arms being out of position, which then forces last-second compensations that ruin both ...